“Getting my steps in!” has become a common phrase, and it’s nice to have options to do it. The UREVO Foldimix 5L Smart Treadmill does just that, letting you quickly get those steps in while also storing away easily under a bed or in a corner out of the way. It’s a light, portable treadmill for both casual and more serious users looking to up their fitness during the day.
Simplifying and making 3D printing more accessible has been incredible to watch in recent years. The Ugee Funbox 3D Printer is a great little addition to that trend. It is a small, self-contained 3D printer designed for use by kids and has several cool features to make it accessible and safe. It has a user-friendly design, a well-built smartphone app, and is genuinely fun for kids and adults alike!
For calls on your phone or computer, nothing beats the quality and convenience of a good headset. You might be lucky if you’re not picky, but I dislike the idea of not hearing the room around me- or people sneaking up on me! I also wear glasses AND wear hearing aids, which make many headsets painful to wear on a long call. I’ve been using the Shokz OpenMeet for a while, which is my go-to headset that solves all of these issues, but will the Shokz OpenMeet2 improve on that?
Let’s get this out there right now – I hate tying shoes. I’m a huge fan of slip-ons, but when I want athletic shoes, I’ve been out of luck. When Kiziks first came out, with their slip-on tech, I was excited. But I am blessed with both thick and wide feet, and Kiziks don’t play there. There are some high-priced options out there, but I’m frugal. I got an offer to test out a pair of ALLSWIFIT ActiveSolid Athletic Shoes, and they are slip-ins available in wide. Yes, please!
BleeqUp is using IFA 2026 to introduce the BleeqUp Rover, a $459 pair of AI sports glasses aimed primarily at cyclists and other outdoor athletes who want first-person video without strapping another camera to their body. The BleeqUp Rover combines a 16-megapixel camera, open-ear audio, activity tracking, voice controls, safety detection, and automated video editing in a 53-gram frame. The concept is ambitious, but the appeal is easy to understand: capture the ride, listen to directions or music, keep tabs on what’s happening around you, and leave some of the post-ride editing to software instead of your evening.
Do you remember back in the early 2010s when Google released Google Glass? Were you like me and thought they were science fiction becoming science fact? Now, jump ahead to the present day and hold on to your socks! XREAL is launching its next-generation spatial computing glasses, the AURA. The XREAL AURA is a collaborative effort between XREAL, Google, and Qualcomm Technologies to deliver wired XR (extended reality) glasses with built-in Android XR and Gemini integration, powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon Reality Elite Platform chipset.
Thunderbolt 5 docks are arriving in large numbers now, and most are variations on the same theme: lots of bandwidth, lots of ports, and a price that reflects both. The VectoTech V-Core Thunderbolt 5 Dock does one thing differently, and it’s the thing that makes it interesting. The dock has an M.2 NVMe slot, so the external drive you’d otherwise hang off a port lives inside the box instead. I’ve been running it as the center of my desk setup to see how much that actually changes.
BLUETTI is using IFA 2026 to stretch the idea of power stations in several directions. The BLUETTI IFA 2026 lineup covers balcony solar, home energy management, compact batteries, and a 5,000W jobsite E-Generator, with products for apartments, road trips, outages, and worksites. More interestingly, the company is trying to solve a problem: portable power stations are useful when you need them, but many spend long stretches doing nothing. This year’s announcements focus on expanding power station applications, whether they’re plugged into a home, packed into a car, or rolled onto a worksite.
Robot vacuums have become impressively capable, but they still have an awkward habit of creating chores around the chore they’re supposed to eliminate. ECOVACS is trying to trim more of that maintenance with the DEEBOT X12S OmniCyclone, its latest flagship robot vacuum and mop heading into IFA 2026. The new model adds 27,000Pa suction, a more aggressive self-cleaning system, continuously rinsed roller mopping, smarter obstacle avoidance, and faster battery top-offs during dock visits. It’s designed for homes where floors collect everything from pet hair and crumbs to dried kitchen spills, without demanding constant attention between cleaning runs.
MOVA is stepping into desktop CNC with the MOVA Forgix, a machine that fills the gap between 3D printers and larger milling machines. Unveiled at IFA 2026, it’s the company’s first entry into CNC, built around solving the two things that scare people off: setup complexity and mismatches between design and finished parts. While 3D printing and laser cutting have become accessible hobbyist tools, CNC has remained the domain of people willing to learn CAM programming and set up stock manually. MOVA bets there’s an audience of makers and small workshops that want that precision without the learning curve.
SONOFF is bringing four new products to IFA 2026, expanding its open smart home ecosystem with new options for heating, security and automation. The lineup includes a second-generation smart radiator valve, a connected thermostat for hydronic heating and boilers, a camera designed to watch outdoor areas from inside the home, and a Zigbee indoor siren. These products show how SONOFF is moving beyond individual smart devices toward a more connected home, while still supporting multiple protocols and popular platforms. For homeowners building or upgrading a smart home, the new lineup offers practical ways to automate everyday routines.
Are you hydrated enough? There’s a good chance you paused before answering that, and you tried to think back to when you last drank some water. Or maybe you went with the tried and true solution of guessing your hydration level based on the color of your pee. But that’s the low-tech solution. The truly accurate and connected one is to use the Vivoo Smart Toilet to chart your ongoing hydration needs!
Birdfy is using its first appearance at IFA to show how far the company’s smart birdwatching lineup has moved beyond the familiar camera-equipped feeder. At IFA 2026 in Berlin, the company is spotlighting the Birdfy Feeder Metal 2 4K, Birdfy Bath Pro, and Birdfy Nest Duo, three connected backyard devices built to watch birds while they eat, bathe, and raise their young. The common thread is simple: cameras, notifications, and bird-recognition software turn ordinary backyard activity into something you can check from your phone, whether you’re home, traveling, or just too comfortable to leave the couch.
Lexar is using IFA 2026 to introduce the Muse Ultra-Slim Portable SSD, a card-like external drive that the company says is the world’s thinnest portable SSD. It is designed for mobile creators who want fast storage without turning an iPhone or iPad setup into a mess of cables and bulky accessories. The launch also comes as Lexar celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2026. The company is using IFA to show how its storage business is expanding beyond familiar consumer memory products into mobile creator tools, local AI storage, commercial PCs, and automotive applications.
Many options exist to quantify your health. Apps and wearables can track your sleep, dissect your diet, count your steps, and generally read the tea leaves on whether you’re optimizing your fitness and health. The hard part is that fitness devices are often one-size-fits-all, and it can be tough to tell whether a running watch will help with weightlifting or whether your step counter is properly tracking your heart rate. Luna Band takes a different approach, with LifeOS customizing the experience to each person’s needs, body, and goals.
Noise is expanding its premium Master Series lineup with a new kind of earbuds: the Master Buds Open. Unveiled at IFA Berlin 2026, these are clip-on open-ear earbuds developed with Sound by Bose Technology. Instead of fitting inside and sealing the ear canal like traditional true wireless earbuds, the Master Buds Open are designed to sit around the ear. The idea is simple: you can listen to music, podcasts, or calls while still hearing the world around you.
The idea of a universal translator has been a staple of science fiction since the beginning of storytelling. Being able to communicate seamlessly is how the world of Star Trek imagines their utopia, and of course tiny fish in people’s ears are what helps you when you’re hitchhiking across the galaxy. Thankfully (for most people), the solution to connecting across language barriers is not from fish, but it is from headsets like Timekettle W4 Plus AI. Much smoother and less invasive!
AWOL Vision is using IFA 2026 to introduce the AWOL LuxVision, a flagship ultra-short-throw projector built around a combination that should interest home theater fans who want a huge picture without dedicating half the room to projector placement. LuxVision pairs 4K resolution at 120Hz with 6,000 ISO lumens, RGB triple-laser illumination, vertical optical lens shift, and a 0.18:1 throw ratio. It can project an 80″ to 200″ image, with AWOL listing a 120″ picture from just 7.5″ away. Pricing hasn’t been announced, and availability is expected around October 2026, so some important buying questions remain open.
Aiper is using IFA 2026 to move beyond standalone pool robots with the Aiper Smart Yard Ecosystem, a connected platform that coordinates pool cleaning, irrigation, lawn care, soil sensing, weather data, and solar power from one app. The appeal isn’t hard to spot. Your sprinkler, mower, and pool cleaner may all be “smart,” yet they often communicate about as well as strangers in an elevator. Aiper wants them sharing information instead, so rain can cancel watering, changing conditions can alter cleaning schedules, and you don’t have to play air traffic controller for the backyard.
The Cuisinart Freeze Ease Pro is the company’s answer to the biggest limitation of its own ice cream makers: the frozen bowl. Instead of a canister you have to plan a day ahead for, it has a built-in compressor that chills the bowl on demand. That convenience costs $379.95, roughly four times what a standard Cuisinart freezer-bowl model runs. We spent several weeks making ice cream with it, including an ice cream cake for a birthday, to find out whether the compressor earns the jump in price.
There’s a LOT of choices out there in earbuds. Especially if you’re trying not to blow the bank while also balancing features and style. JLab has long taken the approach that you don’t need to drop hundreds to have a good listening experience, and their newest additions to the lineup prove you don’t have to give up any bells and whistles to save some cash!